Read the full judgment text of CACC 000119/1986 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The Applicant was indicted before Garcia, J. and a jury with the murder of his son (aged four years) and the attempted murder of his daughter (aged five years). He seeks leave to appeal against his convictions. The substantial ground of appeal on the murder count is that the judge failed adequately to direct the jury on the issue of diminished responsibility, and that on the attempt count he misdirected the jury as to the intent required. There was evidence that the Applicant was suffering fr